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The Stylings of Silver

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Horace Silver

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
57:57

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
May 8, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hakensack, NJ

The Stylings of Silver (1957)
  
Further Explorations (1958)

Similar
  
The Horace Silver Quintet albums, Jazz albums

The Stylings of Silver is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Silver with Art Farmer, Hank Mobley, Teddy Kotick, and Louis Hayes.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "All of Silver's Blue Note quintet recordings are consistently superb and swinging and, although not essential, this is a very enjoyable set".

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Silver except as indicated
  1. "No Smokin'" - 5:33
  2. "The Back Beat" - 6:23
  3. "Soulville" - 6:16
  4. "Home Cookin'" - 6:28
  5. "Metamorphosis" - 7:18
  6. "My One and Only Love" - (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 6:59
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 8, 1957.

    • Personnel

  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Art Farmer - trumpet
  • Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Kotick - bass
  • Louis Hayes - drums

    • Songs

    1No Smokin'5:33
    2The Back Beat6:23
    3Soulville6:15

    References

    The Stylings of Silver Wikipedia
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